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About Chak Charani Village

Chak Charani is a small village in Potashpur II tehsil, in the district of Purba Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 260, made up of 132 males and 128 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 970 females per 1000 males. The village covers 21.63 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721456, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chak Charani Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chak Charani village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Purba Medinipur
Tehsil Potashpur II
Pincode 721456
Area (hectares) 21.63 hectares
Population 260
Male Population 132
Female Population 128
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 970
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chak Charani compares

By the 2011 count Chak Charani is the 123rd largest of the 142 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,219 residents. Its 21.63 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 940.

Getting to Chak Charani

Chak Charani is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Chak Charani as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Chak Charani from other places

Chak Charani lies about 11 km from Purba Medinipur, and the nearest railway station is Henria, about under 2 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Chak Charani
Nearest railway station Henria under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Potashpur II 11 km
District headquarters Purba Medinipur 11 km
Nearest town Contai 21 km

Villages closest to Chak Charani

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Potashpur II tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Chak Charani

As per the Census of India 2011, Chak Charani village had a population of 260. That makes it the 123rd largest of the 142 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,219 residents.

Chak Charani village has 132 males and 128 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chak Charani has about 970 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 940.

The pincode recorded for Chak Charani is 721456. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chak Charani covers 21.63 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Chak Charani falls under Potashpur II tehsil of Purba Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Chak Charani is Henria, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Chak Charani.

Chak Charani is about 11 km from Purba Medinipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chak Charani is in Potashpur II tehsil of Purba Medinipur district. Henria is about under 2 km away. Potashpur II is about 11 km away. Purba Medinipur is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chak Aiman (under 2 km), Chak Batia (under 2 km) and Chak Bhabani (under 2 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Chak Charani today is likely to be higher.

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